MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
distance learning make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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